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no not yet, this is Jay-C's kernel. e-yes hasnt released anything yet

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modules-maemo-2.6.28.NIT.01.tar.gz doesn't exist if you download module.maemo.tar.gz ;)
I don't know if wget supports pipes but if it does you could put these two commands into one.
Is this valid on linux? On OSX (also unix) you can't tar a http-link

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No, didn't realize that I needed to have that installed already...will do that now...


Yes, I saw the Wiki page, thanks...

Great!

Meanwhile, after leaving N900 running overnite in order to get the NITDroid file downloaded....

I got the following error messages:

I'm assuming that per the error messages, actually it won't work, right?

Should I just delete and redownload and then reinstall or ?

Thanks!

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corrupted download, download again :(

I take it you dont actually live in silicon valley if you get that slow speeds :P

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OK, thanks, figured that would be the case...

Ha....yes, I do live there and have DSL at home...but it wasn't problem I think on my end....

I kept getting timeout messages or something like that...it would start to download file and then nothing would happen for a long time...then it would try again and again and....so, that's why I left N900 running overnight....

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Well, then its logical you would end up with a damaged file.

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. . . . cant u manage to download to your pc and then put it in the n900 and it detects the file is already downloaded?

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For those who are experiencing low speeds and timeouts, thats why I host a mirror for those files. If you thing I missed a file etc, drop me a PM and I will upload it ASAP.

http://files2.nitdroid.com/
or
http://nitdroid.giannoug.gr/

:)

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So, in order to start fresh with autoinstall method, after going through install per post above where I got the 'data integrity error' during the rootfs extraction process and yet process kept going through the rest of the install stages...

I already deleted the tarball file that was downloaded and had problems.

What directory do I delete in order to start over again? ie, where is it located?

Thanks!

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Will there ever be a fully working version of Android for N900? I mean a decently usable one, with all the functions that there would be on an Android phone?

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DJ_Steve, is kernel patches available?

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e-yes:
have you been able to have a look at the files I uploaded for you guys, yet?

Are the new rootfs's going to still be uploaded here (linked here) or all going via installer script/HAM?
I want to install manually still (including staying in RD mode).

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I also prefer to install by hand because I have more than 2 partitions on my SD card. Why do you want to stay in R&D mode? :p

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That is ofcourse the ultimate aim, but if you have read even part of this thread you will understand the issues/problems steve etc have faced and IMO they have come along way in short time, the answer to your question is nobody knows, if/when it is possible you will know via this thread, but for now just be patient! Or buy an android handset if u r that desperate. By far the most complicated part it would seem is phone/txt/3g capabilities.. People continually asking this question is unproductive IMO..

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well said :)

i at the moment am back on my eclair dev build arguing with the PVR-SGX drivers, making very good progress with this (modules etc load but it wont initilize as yet, being worked on tho

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I don't believe GSM module is that important(would be nice of course :D ), since we have dual-boot option. Just like I have a Windows partition for games, I'll have an Android partition for gaming and will use Maemo for phone and Internet. Nothing can beat MicroB, at least for now :P

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The reason why it is deemed important is that it will make it a more attractive project for both users and developers alike.

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I think working Google Apps (Market especially) together with WiFi will be interesting enough if 3D acceleration works.

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hello guys .. :)

a question: Bluetooth still works? I remember that worked in the beginning, but after the uptades still not worked!?:confused:

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The move from android 2.1 to 2.2 is a little drastic.

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bluetooth is broken at moment due to kernel. being sorted tho

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LOL I still havent got round to trying this

Steve is the auto installer working for the newest release without RnD mode, or is that still manual for now ?

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You will need to flash the kernel manually since the old Autoinstaller doesn't do that. I'm working on a newer one which will flash it automagically(and do MD5 checking and other things). ETA: Wednesday.

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thats manual t me

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i run the autoinstaller, reboot, select android and it kernel panics at attempting to kill init

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wML0G5iQZ68
"NitDroid FroYo... apparently charging works fine"

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wann wird emmc circa unterstützt ?
and install apps and g3

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You'll need to flash the kernel manually.

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Haha, you are the man :)

Now we need 3D acceleration.

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come on. this is an English forum and all your posts I have seen so far are German.
In German: Schreib dich nicht ab, lern' Englisch lesen und schreiben.

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To my best understanding D_Steve and Jay-C are making good progress on this. Last i herd, he is using Moto Droid Milestones driver, making it work on Nitdroid Enclair (2.1) (since droid runs enclair), then porting it to Froyo (2.2) after it works :D

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kernel-nitdroid_2.6.28.NIT.02_armel.deb
deb package which installs the kernel modules and flashes the zImage kernel (latest one by Jay-C atm).
Working on a deb which unpacks the rootffs, which should make installation much easier.

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can we install this and will it safely update? thanks!!

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Another idea I had is to modify bootmenu in order to mount images instead of partitions. Then we won't have to partition the SD card. We will provide an EXT3 image and bootmenu will mount it :)

EDIT: Studying bootmenu.sh... Many things for N810 / N800 inside. Let's see what can be done.

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Maemo booted up for me (no bootloops).
For users who used the manual method, it should just overwrite the files (and make future upgrades easier - hopefully).

Although I've tested this, should anything bad happen (bootloop), just reflash this stock kernel image (you will not lose any data)
http://mohammadag.ucoz.com/zImage.bin
with
Updated the file above with a newer restoration script.imho, this should be done as an option, rather than removing the existing method :)

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ok i thought id try to clear up some of the questions in here with a mega post (well not that mega but a large one :) )

Current N900 Status:
* FroYo(2.2) is main Build,
* Eclair(2.1) Is Available due to extra available features(working emmc etc)
* Donut is NOT going to be used on n900, except internally by me as i know donuts code better so can hack round things to test options.
* Battery monitoring works in eclair without R&D but is not brillantly reliable - hacked battery service to do it.
* Battery reporting in froyo works only on the R&D enabled builds for the moment. e-yes has it working on his development non r&d build but it is not stable enough to release yet.
* WiFI Works in all builds but is not perfect in eclair/froyo due to driver not providing all required details to android - wpa_supplicant has been modified to get around this - wifi also requires a reboot after first load on android to work.
* Bluetooth should be getting sorted out soon. and should work without trouble in android
* Backlight/keyboard lights and accelorometer in froyo work in e-yes dev build (see above), accell eats far to much cpu at moment to be stable though.

ok now for currently working on/waiting to be looked at parts:

Currently Being Worked On/Looked into:
* Charging/more reliable Battery Monitoring - partially working but not stable
* PowerVR SGX Acceleration/3D Graphics - not working yet, cant initilize device as yet but android does load the libs fine so should be too hard to get around.
* Phone/3G/GSM - no huge progress here but being looked at by a few people
* Improving AutoInstaller/creating deb based installer - not related to android dev but still being looked at :)

Not Currently being looked at or waiting to be looked into:
DSP
Overclock
Fixing CPU Scaling (currently nitdroid tends to lock cpu at full clock)
Additional power management
Lock Switch - may not ever work in nitdroid as its not something any android device has except the samsung galaxy i believe
GPS - cant even be looked at before phone works


hopefully that helps clear some things up :)

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i think the bootmenu was a very very rough port from n8x0 in first place thats why so many users have problems booting android at moment

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Yes, you are right. But it must be done first :p

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At first reboot I saw the bootmenu three times before I got into maemo (installed your .deb on a clean flashed N900 with just some apps and bootmenu but no changes in kernel or anything like this).

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Unstable framebuffer. It happens with Nokia's stock kernel with framebuffer enabled, so it's not a problem with the deb.

Oh and I've noticed that it's reproducable when a USB cable is plugged in.